ASTM B829-99
(Specification)Standard Specification for General Requirements for Nickel and Nickel Alloys Seamless Pipe and Tube
Standard Specification for General Requirements for Nickel and Nickel Alloys Seamless Pipe and Tube
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1.1 This specification contains various requirements that, with the exception of Sections 5 and 10, are mandatory requirements to the following ASTM nickel and nickel alloy, seamless pipe and tube specifications: Title of Specification ASTM Designation 2 Nickel Seamless Pipe and Tube B 161 Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy, Condenser and B 163 Heat Exchanger Tubes Nickel-Copper Alloy (UNS N04400) Seamless Pipe and Tube B 165 Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloys (UNS N06600, N06601, and B 167 N06690) Seamless Pipe and Tube Nickel-Iron-Chromium Alloy Seamless Pipe and Tube B 407 Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Molybdenum-Copper Alloy (UNS B 423 N08825 and N08221) Seamless Pipe and Tube Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Columbium Alloys (UNS B 444 N06625) Pipe and Tube Nickel-Chromium-Iron-Columbium-Molybdenum-Tungsten B 445 Alloy (UNS N06102) Seamless Pipe and Tube Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Silicon Alloys (UNS N08330 and B 535 UNS N08332) Seamless Pipe Copper-Beryllium Alloy Forgings and Extrusion B 570 3 Seamless Nickel and Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Pipe and B 622 Tube UNS N08028 Seamless Tubes B 668 UNS N08904, UNS N08925 and UNS N08926 Seamless Pipe B 677 and Tube Iron-Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum Alloys (UNS N08366 B 690 and UNS N08367) Seamless Pipe and Tube Ni-Cr-Mo-Co-W-Fe-Si Alloy (UNS N06333) Seamless Pipe B 722 and Tube Seamless UNS N08020, UNS N08026, and UNS N08024 B 729 Nickel-Alloy Pipe and Tube
1.2 One or more of the test requirements of Section 5 apply only if specifically stated in the product specification or in the purchase order.
1.3 In case of conflict between a requirement of the product specification and a requirement of this general specification, only the requirement of the product specification needs to be satisfied.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test requirements portion, Section 5, of this specification: This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: B 829 – 99
Standard Specification for
General Requirements for Nickel and Nickel Alloys
Seamless Pipe and Tube
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 829; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
1.1 This specification contains various requirements that,
information only.
with the exception of Sections 5 and 10, are mandatory
1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
requirements to the following ASTM nickel and nickel alloy,
test requirements portion, Section 5, of this specification: This
seamless pipe and tube specifications:
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
ASTM
Title of Specification
A
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
Designation
Nickel Seamless Pipe and Tube B 161
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy, Condenser and Heat Ex- B 163
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
changer Tubes
tions prior to use.
Nickel-Copper Alloy (UNS N04400) Seamless Pipe and Tube B 165
Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloys (UNS N06600, N06601, and B 167
N06690) Seamless Pipe and Tube
2. Referenced Documents
Nickel-Iron-Chromium Alloy Seamless Pipe and Tube B 407
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Molybdenum-Copper Alloy (UNS N08825 B 423
and N08221) Seamless Pipe and Tube
B 880 Specification for General Requirements for Chemical
Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Columbium Alloys (UNS B 444
Check Analysis Limits for Nickel, Nickel Alloys and
N06625) Pipe and Tube
Nickel-Chromium-Iron-Columbium-Molybdenum-Tungsten Alloy B 445 Cobalt Alloys
(UNS N06102) Seamless Pipe and Tube
E 8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Silicon Alloys (UNS N08330 and UNS B 535
E 18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
N08332) Seamless Pipe
B
Copper-Beryllium Alloy Forgings and Extrusion B 570 Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
Seamless Nickel and Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Pipe and Tube B 622
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
UNS N08028 Seamless Tubes B 668
Determine Conformance with Specifications
UNS N08904, UNS N08925 and UNS N08926 Seamless Pipe B 677
and Tube E 39 Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel
Iron-Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum Alloys (UNS N08366 and B 690
E 76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-Copper
UNS N08367) Seamless Pipe and Tube
Alloys
Ni-Cr-Mo-Co-W-Fe-Si Alloy (UNS N06333) Seamless Pipe and B 722
Tube E 112 Test Methods for Determining the Average Grain
Seamless UNS N08020, UNS N08026, and UNS N08024 B 729 3
Size
Nickel-Alloy Pipe and Tube
E 213 Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Metal Pipe
A
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01.
and Tubing
B
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.04.
E 426 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Exami-
1.2 One or more of the test requirements of Section 5 apply
nation of Seamless and Welded Tubular Products, Austen-
only if specifically stated in the product specification or in the
itic Stainless Steel and Similar Alloys
purchase order.
E 571 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Exami-
1.3 In case of conflict between a requirement of the product
nation of Nickel and Nickel Alloy Tubular Products
specification and a requirement of this general specification,
E 1473 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel,
only the requirement of the product specification needs to be
satisfied.
1 2
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B-2 on Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.04.
Nonferrous Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
B02.07 on Refined Nickel and Cobalt and Their Alloys. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
Current edition approved May 10, 1999. Published June 1999. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
published as B 829 – 92. Last previous edition B 829 – 96. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.03.
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B 829
Cobalt, and High-Temperature Alloys
S = allowable fiber stress, for material in the condition
2.2 ANSI Standards:
(temper) furnished as specified in the product specifi-
cation (S is calculated as the lower of ⁄3 of the
B 1.20.1 Pipe Threads
specified minimum 0.2 % offset yield strength or ⁄4 of
B 36.10 Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe
the specified minimum ultimate strength for the mate-
B 36.19 Stainless Steel Pipe
rial),
t = minimum wall thickness permitted, in. (mm), includ-
3. Terminology
ing minus tolerance, if any, and
3.1 Definitions:
D = nominal outside diameter of the pipe or tube, in. (mm).
3.1.1 average diameter, n—the average of the maximum
5.2.1 The test pressure must be held for a minimum of 5 s.
and minimum outside diameters, as determined at any one
NOTE 1—Testing at a pressure greater than 1000 psi may be performed
cross section of the pipe or tube.
upon agreement between purchaser and manufacturer provided that the
3.1.2 nominal wall, n—a specified wall thickness with a
allowable fiber stress is not exceeded.
plus or minus tolerance from the specified thickness.
5.2.2 If any pipe or tube shows leaks during hydrostatic
3.1.3 seamless pipe, n—a round hollow produced with a
testing, it shall be rejected.
continuous periphery in all stages of manufacture, and pro-
duced to the particular dimensions commercially known as
5.3 Nondestructive Electric Test:
pipe sizes (NPS).
5.3.1 Eddy Current Testing—Testing shall be conducted in
3.1.4 seamless tube, n—a tube produced with a continuous
accordance with Practices E 426 or E 571. The eddy current
periphery in all stages of the operation.
examination reference in this specification has the capability of
3.1.5 thin wall tube, n—tube with specified wall thickness
detecting significant discontinuities, especially of the short,
3 % or less of the specified outside diameter.
abrupt type.
5.3.1.1 Unless otherwise specified by the purchaser, the
4. Chemical Composition
calibration standard shall contain, at the option of the manu-
facturer, any one of the following discontinuities to establish a
4.1 In case of disagreement, the chemical composition shall
be determined in accordance with the following methods. minimum sensitivity level for rejection.
UNS No. Prefixes ASTM Method
5.3.1.2 Drill Hole—A hole not larger than 0.031 in. (0.79
N02 E 39
mm) diameter shall be drilled radially and completely through
N04 E 76
the wall, care being taken to avoid distortion of the material
N06, N08 E 1473
while drilling.
4.2 The ladle analysis of the material shall conform to the
5.3.1.3 Transverse Tangential Notch—Using a round file or
chemical requirements prescribed by the individual product
tool with a ⁄4 in. (6 mm) diameter, a notch shall be filed or
specification.
milled on the tube or pipe outside diameter tangential to the
4.3 The product (check) analysis of the material shall meet
surface and transverse to the longitudinal axis of the material.
the requirements for the ladle analysis within the tolerance
Said notch shall have a depth not exceeding 12.5 % of the
limits prescribed in B 880.
specified wall thickness of the material, or 0.004 in. (0.10 mm),
whichever is greater.
5. Test Requirements
5.3.2 Ultrasonic Testing—Testing shall be conducted in
5.1 Flare Test—The flare test shall consist of flaring a test
accordance with Practice E 213. The ultrasonic examination
specimen with an expanding tool having an included angle of
referred to in this specification is intended to detect longitudi-
60° until the specified outside diameter has been increased by
nal discontinuities having a reflective area similar to or larger
30 %. The flared specimen shall not exhibit cracking through
than the calibration reference notches specified in 5.3.2.1. The
the wall.
examination may not detect circumferentially oriented imper-
5.2 Hydrostatic Test— Each pipe or tube shall be tested by
fections or short, deep defects.
the manufacturer to an internal hydrostatic pressure of 1000 psi
5.3.2.1 For ultrasonic testing, longitudinal calibration
(6.9 MPa) provided that the fiber stress, calculated from the
notches shall be machined on the outside and inside diameter
following equation, does not exceed the allowable fiber stress
surfaces. The depth of the notches shall not exceed 12.5 % of
for the material:
the specified wall thickness or 0.004 in. (0.10 mm), whichever
P 5 2St/D (1)
is greater.
5.3.3 Calibration Frequency—The frequency of calibration
where:
P = hydrostatic test pressure, psi (MPa), checks shall be as follows:
5.3.3.1 At the beginning of each production run or lot.
5.3.3.2 At least every four hours during testing.
5.3.3.3 At the end of each production run or lot.
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5.3.3.4 After any suspected equipment malfunction or work
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5.3.3.5 If, during any check, the equipment fails to detect 5.6 Hardness Test— Hardness testing shall be conducted in
the calibration defects, the instrument must be recalibrated and accordance with Test Methods E 18.
all material tested since the last satisfactory check shall be 5.7 Grain Size—The measurement of average grain size
retested. may be carried out by the planimetric method, the comparison
method, or the intercept method described in Test Methods
5.3.4 Acceptance and Rejection—Material producing a sig-
nal equal to or greater than the calibration defect shall be E 112. In case of dispute, the “referee” method for determining
subject to rejection. average grain size shall be the intercept method.
5.3.4.1 Test signals produced by imperfections that cannot 5.8 For purposes of determining compliance with the speci-
fied limits for requirements of the properties listed in the
be identified or produced by cracks or crack-like imperfections
shall result in rejection of the pipe or tube, subject to rework following table, an observed value or a calculated value shall
be rounded in accordance with the rounding method of Practice
and retest.
E 29:
5.3.4.2 If the imperfection is judged as not fit for use, the
tube shall be rejected, but may be reconditioned and retested Requirements Rounded Unit for Observed
or Calculated Value
providing the wall thickness requirements are met. To be
Chemical composition and nearest unit in the last right-hand place
accepted, retested material shall meet the original electric test
tolerances of figures of the specified limit
requirements. Tensile strength and yield strength nearest 1000 psi (7 MPa)
Elongation nearest 1 %
5.3.4.3 If the imperfection is explored to the extent that it
Grain size
can be identified, and the pipe or tube is determined to be fit for
0.0024 in. (0.060 mm) or larger nearest multiple of 0.0002 in. (0.005 mm)
Less than 0.0024 in. (0.060 mm) nearest multiple of 0.0001 in. (0.002 mm)
use, the material may be accepted without further testing,
providing the imperfection does not encroach on minimum
6. Dimensions and Permissible Variations
wall thickness requirements.
5.4 When specified by the purchaser, a nondestructive
6.1 Dimensions of pipe are shown in Table 1.
electric test, in accordance with Practices E 213, E 426, or 6.1.1 Permissible variations in outside diameter and wall
E 571, may be used for seamless pipe or tube, instead of the
thickness are shown in Table 2, Table 3, and Table 4.
hydrostatic test. 6.2 Length—When material is ordered as cut-to-length, the
5.5 Tension Test— Tension testing shall be conducted in
length shall conform to the permissible variations prescribed in
accordance with Test Methods E 8. Table 5. When material is ordered to random lengths, the
5.5.1 The material shall conform to the tensile properties lengths and variations shall be agreed upon between the
prescribed in the individual product specification. manufacturer and purchaser.
TABLE 1 Dimensions of Pipe
NOTE 1—The following table is a reprint of Table 1 of ANSI B36.19.
NOTE 2—The decimal thicknesses listed for the respective pipe sizes represent their nominal wall dimensions.
Outside Diameter Nominal Wall Thickness
NPS
A A
Schedule 5S Schedule 10S Schedule 40S Schedule 80S
Designator
in. mm
in. mm in. mm in. mm in. mm
⁄8 0.405 10.29 . . 0.049 1.24 0.068 1.73 0.095 2.41
⁄4 0.540 13.72 . . 0.065 1.65 0.088 2.24 0.119 3.02
⁄8 0.675 17.15 . . 0.065 1.65 0.091 2.31 0.126 3.20
⁄2 0.840 21.34 0.065 1.65 0.083 2.11 0.109 2.77 0.147 3.73
⁄4 1.050 26.67 0.065 1.65 0.083 2.11 0.113 2.87 0.154 3.91
1.0 1.315 33.40 0.065 1.65 0.109 2.77 0.133 3.38 0.179 4.55
1 ⁄4 1.660 42.16 0.065 1.65 0.109 2.77 0.140 3.56 0.191 4.85
1 ⁄2 1.900 48.26 0.065 1.65 0.109 2.77 0.145 3.68 0.200 5.08
2 2.375 60.33 0.065 1.65 0.109 2.77 0.154 3.91 0.218 5.54
2 ⁄2 2.875 73.03 0.083 2.11 0.120 3.05 0.203 5.16 0.276 7.01
3 3.500 88.90 0.083 2.11 0.120 3.05 0.216 5.49 0.300 7.62
3 ⁄2 4.000 101.60 0.083 2.11 0.120 3.05 0.226 5.74 0.318 8.08
4 4.500 114.30 0.083 2.11 0.120 3.05 0.237 6.02 0.337 8.56
5 5.563 141.30 0.109 2.77 0.134 3.40 0.258 6.55 0.375 9.52
6 6.625 168.28 0.109 2.77 0.134 3.40 0.280 7.11 0.432 10.97
8 8.625 219.08 0.109 2.77 0.148 3.76 0.322 8.18 0.500 12.70
B B
10 10.750 273.05 0.134 3.40 0.165 4.19 0.365 9.27 0.500 12.70
B B B B
12 12.750 323.85 0.156 3.96 0.180 4.57 0.375 9.52 0.500 12.70
B B
14 14.000 355.60 0.156 3.96 0.188 4.78 . . . .
B B
16 16.000 406.40 0.165 4.19 0.188 4.78 . . . .
B B
18 18.000 457.20 0.165 4.19 0.188 4.78 . . . .
B B
20 20.000 508.00 0.188 4.78 0.218 5.54 . . . .
B B
22 22.000 558.80 0.188 4.78 0.218 5.54 . . . .
24 24.000 609.60 0.218 5.54 0.250 6.35 . . . .
30 30.000 762.00 0.250 6.35 0.312 7.92 . . . .
A
Schedules 5S and 10S wall thicknesses do not permit threading in accordance with ANSI B1.20.1.
B
These do not conform to ANSI B36.10.
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A,B
TABLE 2 Permissible Variations for Outside Diameter and Wall Thickness of Seamless Cold-Worked Pipe and Tube
Permissible Variations Thickness of Specified Minimum Wall, %
Outside Diameter, Thickness of
Nominal Outside Diameter,
in. (mm) Specified
in. (mm)
Plus Minus
Nominal Wall, %
Plus Min
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